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Burn scar hand contractures of variable degree are frequently encountered. Although the forearm is apparently spared, it was clinically observed that there was disuse atrophy in the unburnt extrinsic forearm muscles. Usually the clinicians do not give much importance to this fact. The girth at the midforearm was significantly reduced as compared to normal side. The flexion of the hand joints are governed...
We present an 8-year analysis (1993-2000) of 11,196 burn admissions with an average of 116.6 patients per month. Patients were largely treated by conservative techniques. The mean burn percentage was 50.35. Almost 80% of admissions were in the 16-55 years age group. Paediatric and geriatric burns were 17.1 and 3.1%, respectively. Flame burns accounted for 82.15% of admissions and of these 77.5% were...
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